Professional longarm quilter, Shelly Moore of Ma Tante Quilting, shares how to use SewTites Magnums to load your quilts – and how they'll make your loading process quicker, easier, and pin-prick free!
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• 0:35 - The drawbacks to other loading mechanism – all of which are a thing of the past when you use Magnums!
• 2:02 - What are SewTites Magnums?
• 2:50 - Shelly's story - her background, skepticism of Magnums, and why she's "found the answer to all of her loading prayers"
• 4:30 - Why you should tweak your loading process a little from actual straight pins - your results will NOT be as good if you do it this way
• 5:55 - The best way to use Magnums to load your quilts - even those with minky backing!
• 9:01 - How you can make your loading process *even faster* by sliding the Magnum metal backings into the casing/channel on your leader – and sewing them in permanently
• 11:56 - How far apart Shelly spaces her Magnums
• 12:36 - Demo of loading backing fabric using Magnums
• 15:54 - Have a leveler bar on your frame? Here's a tip for you
• 23:06 - One of Shelly's favorite things about Magnums
• 23:40 - If you use three bars when longarm quilting, how you would use Magnums
• 23:52 - How many Magnums you should buy
• 25:20 - How Magnums give you a leg-up for precision realignment
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